12 NOON WEATHER REPORT

Date: 28th February, 2020

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30 °C or 86 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24 °C or 75 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: trace.  

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.5 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 64.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:12 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:40 pm… High at 7:00 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:07 pm… High at 8:07 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light to moderate easterly winds generated by the Atlantic High Pressure System ,will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

Low level cloud patches drifting with the easterly wind flow, will cause a few showery periods over the islands during the next 24 hours.